Preseason talk about Tomlinson lot of hot air

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
<blockquote><img width="289" height="231" alt="San Diego Chargers' running back LaDainian Tomlinson (21) smiles in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. The Chargers won 27-0. (AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" title="San Diego Chargers' running back LaDainian Tomlinson (21) smiles in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. The Chargers won 27-0. (AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" src="http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/71f414b2-9671-4a28-ab00-b96e92bb1370.jpg" />

By Kevin Acee

<font class="newstext"> In the quiet of the visitors' locker room Monday night, as he readied to board the bus to the airport, LaDainian Tomlinson smiled at the mention of all the talk in the preseason about how the Chargers might start using him less in an effort at preserving him. </font>

<font class="newstext">"I didn't think I had that many carries," he said after a game in which he ran the ball 31 times, 25 in the first quarter. </font></blockquote>
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